Indeed Scotiabank is the best! They have for newcomers free acct for 1 year and u can get visa (credit card) with them too without locking your funds for 1 year (other banks do just secured visa-they lock$1000.00 CAD in investment), besides to that u may get safety deposit box for 1 year for free, later it's around $40.00+tax per year (small box).
All these puts SCOTIABANK high in my eyes.
Good luck
Indeed Scotiabank is the best! They have for newcomers free acct for 1 year and u can get visa (credit card) with them too without locking your funds for 1 year (other banks do just secured visa-they lock$1000.00 CAD in investment), besides to that u may get safety deposit box for 1 year for free, later it's around $40.00+tax per year (small box).
All these puts SCOTIABANK high in my eyes.
Good luck
As of ATM's scotia has less than CIBC, but service is better in Scotia, CIBC is not a competitor for Scotiabank at all, TD bank and BNS (Bank of Nova Scotia) usually on the top, believe me, based on the reports (i'm not allowed to provide the link)